Can A Cat Change Her Color?

[Robi5573]

Hello, I am curious about this thing, I've noticed that my cat changed her colors a lot since she was just a kitten, she's 9 months old now, and she seems like she's still changing her colors. Her coat is quite white right now. And her eyes are green, right? Her eyes are kinda like green and yellow at the same time.

 

[abyeb]

She’s beautiful! The pictures from when she was young show that she’s naturally a silver. Over time, silver cats develop something we call “tarnish” on the hairs, which is why she has a more bronze appearance now.

 

[MistyDawn]

Oh yes, cats can change color drastically as they age. Even in early adulthood, you can see some change. This is the most dramatic in point coat cats, where you often don't know what you're gonna get when they're born. I have a lynx point girl who doesn't even look like the same cat from her baby photos. But it's true for other cats too. My parents have a torbie whose face has turned nearly white besides the stripes. This is pretty common and attentive/observant owners will notice some degree of change in most kittens.

 

[engine4154]

Definitely. When Clyde first showed up he had the grey 'side burns & beard'. Made him look like a character from the 1800s. A few months later, it all faded to black.

 

[Robi5573]

Sorry because I ask again, but are her eyes green? It's really hard to tell that, because they are also yellow.

 

[Alejandra Rico]

Sorry because I ask again, but are her eyes green? It's really hard to tell that, because they are also yellow.

She probably has both colors, as my own cat, Freya, does. The outer part of Freya's eyes is more yellowish, the middle to inner part is a vivid greeen. This means that, when she is in a neutral/happy mood, her eyes are green. However, when she is excited, or there is little light, her pupils widen and her eyes look yellowish.

Is something like this what you have seen in your cat's eyes?

 

[Robi5573]

Yes, it is.

 

[Alejandra Rico]

Yes, it is.

These are called "dichroic eyes", you can take a look a this chart here:
Eye Colours

 

[Robi5573]

These are called "dichroic eyes", you can take a look a this chart here:
Eye Colours

Thank you!

 

[Robi5573]

These are called "dichroic eyes", you can take a look a this chart here:
Eye Colours

These are her eyes, are they dichroic?

 

[Robi5573]

One more thing, her paws have different colors, is it normal?

 

[Alejandra Rico]

These are her eyes, are they dichroic?

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Yes, I would say they are dichroic

One more thing, her paws have different colors, is it normal?
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Yes, it is perfectly normal, the skin in areas where white fur grows is pink, that is why you can see not all of her "fingers" are the same color.

 

[Robi5573]

Yes, I would say they are dichroic



Yes, it is perfectly normal, the skin in areas where white fur grows is pink, that is why you can see not all of her "fingers" are the same color.

Thanks!